WI3.5 Work visas and permits (29/04/2002)

1. A work visa authorising work for 12 months in the first instance may be issued, provided that:
   1. the employment offer is still current, and
   2. the applicant meets the onward travel and repatriation requirements set out in WI3.10 and WI3.20, and
   3. meets health and character requirements (see E6).
2. Before issuing a visa, visa and immigration officers should sight:
   1. a police certificate, and
   2. completed NZIS Medical and X-ray Certificate Forms.
3. All Tuvalu work scheme participants in New Zealand are:
   1. subject to employment law, and
   2. subject to New Zealand tax, and
   3. covered by the New Zealand Accident Insurance Act 1998.

      Note: Work scheme participants or their employers are, however, responsible for arranging insurance protection for sickness, hospitalisation or death beyond that provided by the Act.

4. Further permits allowing a maximum stay of 3 years may be granted, provided that the applicant submits evidence of continued employment under the scheme.

Effective 29/04/2002